OBO Data Management Professional

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The OBO Data Management Professional’s primary responsibility is to manage various types of digital data throughout all or part of the data lifecycle, from receipt to disposal.  This position requires teamwork and communications skills in order to effectively execute data management activities across multiple domains and business units. 
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Collect, analyze, review, document and communicate business needs, recommendations, and requirements to ensure that Data Management projects are aligned with business needs
• Provide data assurance in project and corporate databases according to data governance policies.
• Describe, document, and communicate data mappings across various data stores including data translations; diagram data flows across process, workflows, and systems.  
• Profile and measure data quality to ensure its fitness for business use according to data governance business rules; provide tools, processes, and methods to manage data quality; apply data correction rules to improve data quality 
• Coordinate with responsible parties in Land to ensure correct contact and protocols are in use for operators/partners communications 
• Contact operator/partner for missing or incomplete data when necessary
• Monitor tracking reports and notify responsible Landman of persistent data issues for assistance in resolution 
• Benchmarking and support for BU analytics on Operated By Others (OBO) well data
• Maintain OBO tools, reports, and Data Quality rules 
• Manage existing OBO data automations and assist in creating new automations
• Manual data entry for attributes not included in automation (i.e. reports, statuses, dates) 
• Save necessary reports to enterprise document storage, including daily drilling reports and production reports
• Validate accruals monthly for accounting and the business unit use
• Creation and maintenance of wells and well data across enterprise systems
 
PREREQUISITES
• Four years’ experience working in a data management function preferred
• Upstream oil and gas industry experience preferred           
• Experience with SAP, Wellview, PowerBI, SQL, Spotfire and Snowflake.  
• Knowledge of data management and data governance best practices, with technical and subject matter knowledge in E&P data 
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to learn and utilize new technologies and standards
• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork and communications 
• Excellent analytical and technical skills 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• Demonstrate commitment to Devon Values
• Knowledge of relational databases architecture and SQL query techniques.  
• Proven continuous improvement mindset with ability to think strategically
• Advanced problem solving, analytical, decision making, and delegation skills
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills

Devon Energy is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the Devon Talent Acquisition Team at Diversity@dvn.com.